Date: 1918-05-17

**MEMORANDUM TO THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIATS OF AGRICULTURE, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS AND NOTE TO YA. M. SVERDLOV**
April 30, 1918

To the Commissariats
(and to Comrade Sverdlov)
of Agriculture
of Internal Affairs
Military

Bearer — Comrade Rodionov from the Sergach Soviet. I earnestly request that you hear him in detail. Lenin.

Comrade Sverdlov! Please allow this comrade to make a report to the Central Executive Committee. Lenin.

Published May 17 (4), 1918
Printed from the text of the gazette "The Peasant's Thoughts," nos. 5-6

**DIRECTIVE TO THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSAR FOR MILITARY AFFAIRS**
May 17, 1918

**Of Special Importance**
**Strictly Confidential**

To the People's Commissar for Military Affairs

In the event of necessity to evacuate the valuables of the Republic to especially reliable locations, I authorize the commissioner-manager of the Moscow office of the People's (State) Bank, Comrade T. I. Popov, to direct this matter, and he is to receive all necessary instructions on this subject directly from me or from the People's Commissar of Finance, Comrade Gukovsky.

I request that you, for your part, render full assistance to Comrade Popov in carrying out the assignment entrusted to him by designating at his disposal the necessary completely reliable and responsible military guard for the transportation of valuables by rail, water, and road routes, with a sufficient, reliable, and experienced command staff to whom you are to grant extraordinary authority for all manner of dispositions, regarding the limits and character of which you are to reach agreement with Comrade Popov.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Printed from the typewritten text signed by V. I. Lenin

**TELEGRAM**
**TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYZRAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE**
**AND THE FINANCE COMMISSAR**
June 23 [1918]

Penza

To the Chairman of the Syzran Executive Committee
To the Finance Commissar
Copy to Minkin

You are hereby directed to entrust Comrade Minkin with the dispatch of the train with valuables evacuated from Syzran to its destination together with the valuables being evacuated from Penza. Leave with the train the bank commissar and employees accompanying the train. Responsibility for non-fulfillment of this shall rest with you.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin

Printed from text written in unknown hand

**DIRECTIVE TO THE COMMISSAR AND ADMINISTRATION**
**OF THE MINT**
June 29, 1918

To the Commissar and Administration of the Mint

In accordance with the attached specimen, the Council of People's Commissars proposes that the Mint execute in the shortest possible time one artistically rendered copper die for sealing wax and one for paint as the state seal. The text is to be executed in the new orthography. Work is to be carried out under supervision, and the seals are to be executed in single copies only. Notify the secretary of the Council of People's Commissars upon receipt of this directive and also of the seal specimen.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

Printed from typewritten copy